Mgcaleka Surname

2,121,169th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 79 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
South Africa

Mgcaleka Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mgcaleka Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa791:685,79449,549

Mgcaleka Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Mgcaleka Come From? nationality or country of origin

The last name Mgcaleka is most common in South Africa. It can also appear as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Mgcaleka? popularity and diffusion

The last name Mgcaleka is the 2,121,169th most commonly used last name internationally, held by around 1 in 92,247,417 people. This surname is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Mgcaleka reside; 100 percent reside in Southern Africa and 100 percent reside in South Bantu Africa.

The surname is most frequently occurring in South Africa, where it is held by 79 people, or 1 in 685,794. In South Africa it is primarily concentrated in: Gauteng, where 38 percent live, Eastern Cape, where 28 percent live and KwaZulu-Natal, where 13 percent live.

Mgcaleka Last Name Statistics demography

Mgcaleka earn less than half the average income. In South Africa they earn 55.93% less than the national average, earning R 104,736 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mkaleka8094/
McAleace750/
Mkoleka6777/
Mkeleka676/
Mcolaka671/
Mkalika671/
McAlece670/
McAleece6380/
Mgqalaqa639/
Mkhalaka632/
McAliske631/
Mkheleka631/
McAlaice630/
McAllice630/
McAliskey5993/
Mgqalaqha591/
McCallheskett571/
McCaliskey561/
McCauliche560/
McCallecot560/
Mkoloka53121/
Mkoleke5394/
McCalliskey5318/
Mkaloko531/
Mkoleko531/

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Footnotes

  • Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
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  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Mgcaleka
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